The Wisconsin-based organization, which says motorists should “not be unwitting cannon fodder for self-serving government programs, over-bearing police departments or greedy courts,” could not be reached for comment after the story aired and a search of its website didn’t turn up any reports of cities with the most speed traps.

However, a 2011 story on autoguide.com said the organization “came up with the list by calculating the number of speed traps per 100,000 residents in the municipality.”

A spokeswoman for the Colorado Springs Police Department said she and a police commander watched the news clip at the request of The Gazette. She said they could not find any specific information or data to justify why Colorado Springs is one of the highest rated cities for speed traps.

“It is difficult to formulate a response to a story that contains no corroborated information,” Barbara Miller said in an email.

“I can tell you that traffic safety is a priority for the department and is the primary mission of our Motor Unit,” she added. “Our officers are encouraged to write moving traffic violations, to include speeding infractions, in an effort to reduce preventable injuries and non-injury traffic accidents while curbing dangerous driving habits.”